Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 478 · 40 questions

How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

1. 1.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
2. 2.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
3. 3.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
4. 4.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
5. 5.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
9. 9.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
12. 12.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
16. 16.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
17. 17.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
21. 21.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
22. 22.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
24. 24.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
26. 26.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
27. 27.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
37. 37.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
38. 38.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
39. 39.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
40. 40.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun

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